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WILLIAM H. SPARKS, OF ABSECOM, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN IRONING-TABLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 144,418, dated November 11, 1873 application filed October 11, 1873.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. SPARKS, of Absecom, in the county of Atlantic and State of New Jersey, have invented an Improvement in Ironing-Tables, of which the fol* lowing is a speciication:

My invention relates to metallic braces, one pivoted on each end of the rod which connects the folding cross-legs of a table, in such a manner that the ends of the braces-which are so turned as to project at right angles from one of the sides-shall, as the legs are brought into proper position to support the table-top, lock between them at their horizontal intersections, and so brace them as to give a rm support to the top of the table.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimproved ironing-table. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a reverse plan view. Fig. 4 is an edge view of the table with the legs folded to the lower side, to take up but little room when not in use. Fig. 5 is an isometrical view of one of thebraces E. Fig. 6 is a like view of one of the hinges D.

Like letters of reference in all the figures in- A is the top of the table.

zontal position. (Seen in Figs. 1 and 2.) O is the pivot-rod which connects the pairs of legs B B and B B together. D D are the hinges kby means of which the legs B B are connected with the end l of the table-top A. The hinges are formed of single strips of sheet metal bent 4into the form represented in Fig. 6. .The part a of the hinge is confined, by means of one or more screws, to the under side of the tabletop, and the cheeks b b receive between them B' B and E' Ef pairs of legs which support the top in its horithe ends of the legs B, which are connected therewith by means of a pivot, c, so as to admit of the legs turning freely on the pivots to assume the position represented in Figs. l and 2, with the top A resting on the upper ends shifting automatically, so that the pins c e may lie upon the opposite edges of the legs B B, and receive the opposite edges of the legs B B',

(seen in Figs. 1 and 2,) whereby a iirm support is given to the table-top. The braces, without changing their position, it will be seen, admit of the legs being folded to the lower side of the table-top, `so that the Whole table may take up but little room when not in use, or for convenience in transportation. A

The end 2 of the table-top A is pointed, as represented in Fig. 3, in adaptation to ironing the gathers in ladies dresses.

I claim as my invention- The braces E E, having projecting pins e e, in combination with the pivot-rod O, and the legs B B and Bl B', for holding the legs in a rm position to support the top A, substantially as described.

WILLIAM H. SPARKS.

Witnesses STEPHEN UsTIoK, THOMAS J. BEWLEY. 

